MATERNAL MORTALITY: SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AS AN INTERVENTION INSTRUMENT

Abstract

Maternal mortality is a serious public health problem, with developing countries having the highest number of deaths by live births, as well as Brazil, which has a rate corresponding to 60 deaths for every 100,000 live births, while in developed countries these figures are lower, accounting for 20 deaths for every hundred thousand live births. In the Brazilian scenario, the highest maternal mortality rates are registered in the States of Piauí and Maranhão, provoking in the health teams the importance of seeking measures aimed at reducing this situation. Objectives: To identify, based on scientific evidence, the main strategies for the prevention of maternal mortality. Method: Integrative Literature Review. Result: Poor prenatal care in primary care is identified as a determining and intrinsic factor in the negative outcome of the reality of maternal mortality. Conclusion: The study contributed significantly to the analysis of maternal mortality and reduction strategies based on scientific evidence.